New Panigale collected yesterday

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  1. Si.

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    Gorgeous.
     
  2. sinewave

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    Stunning Bike FOC, but those Mirrors will have to go! :eek:
     
  3. Barstewardsquad

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    As the yoof of today seem to say, well jel!
     
  4. Souleh

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    Great bike, enjoyed the write up too. Nice honest feedback :)
     
  5. phantom

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    lovely bike....first thing I would do is get your suspension set, ducati have
    a habit of putting out bikes set too hard. I had 4mm preload on mine and
    I wasnt the only one that had this problem.
    enjoy it you lucky git
     
  6. Jamiestrada

    Jamiestrada JamieMultiTraitor

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    Lovely, enjoy your new bike matey, it is truly stunning :)

    I miss my 1098S, Ducati bikes are really something special !
     
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  7. Freedom of choice

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    Thanks Girl & Guys

    Matrix – done mate, sorry I missed your call yesterday evening, I was polishing! I will give you a call back today.

    Giv – You could be right, I also had the same problem with the Blade but not as bad, I sorted most of it with heaver bar ends and soft grips. I will see how I go, then experiment.

    Kpone – Yes mate, seems fair enough to me.

    RichC – No not really but if you bang your stick on the curb hard enough you should able to get some movement, not as much as I would have liked so I then went for the kidneys when we had got as far as we could with head shots, ie on-going discount on servicing, parts and DP goodies.

    MrB – Yes, I asked and was told they could do a special but it would cost!. I have seen a few on the net but don’t think it’s on OE option. I declined due to initial cost and on-going replacement parts. I have to say I really like the Ducati red but the white looks horrible IMO.

    Dessp2 – You never even rode it? Are you mad. The 2013 is much improved when compared to the early ones; I was given a list of changes but I don’t remember the details.

    Carl – Yes mate we are fine, we need to arrange a ride or meet up before the weather closes in.

    Arthur – Just do it mate, you know you want to. What’s the worst that can happen?
     
  8. kpone

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    The only problem is that this is Dani Pedrosa riding one...
     
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  9. BlackDevil

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    Congratulation !
     
  10. arthurbikemad

    arthurbikemad A very helpful Gent

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    They say these reduce vibrations Ive not felt much difference, maybe a little but mines not that vibey..

    [​IMG]
     
  11. Dave V

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    Very nice David
     
  12. BoroRich

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    Love it, David. I'm not sure that I'd have the cojones to ride around in public on what amounts to Italian softcore pornography but I'm sure you'll carry it off :D
     
  13. Garyb

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    Loving the new bike, top write up too :)
     
  14. bandit_287

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    Gorgeous bike and the sound with those termis is like thunder!
     
  15. navvy10

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    Ahhh you bought it from my garage :D

    Who did you deal with Eric, Tony or Andy? Not the cheapest but definitely one of the best places to take your bikes for servicing mate ;)
     
  16. madmac

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    PHWOOOAAAR!

    A gorgeous looking bike from a very attentive dealer by the sounds of it. Hope the running in goes well and enjoy it!
     
  17. stevebetts

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    Very very nice!
     
  18. exfire

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    Fantastic bike Freedom, you must be very pleased. Had two Ducatis and still miss em.
     
  19. Givover

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    I think we need a You - tube clip of them exhaust or even better a fly past .
     
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  20. BladeRR8

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    Beautiful bike and great write up.

    Test rode one myself and completely different animal to the Blade as you say.
     

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